Swedish conjunction · noun· top 100 most common

men

but/mɛn/

men as a conjunction

Meaning

but

men as a noun(ett men)

Meaning

injury

In Swedish: skada

Forms

Forms of men
Singular, indefiniteett men
Singular, definitemenet
Plural, indefinitemen
Plural, definitemenen

men is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort men, det stora menet. Check another noun

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What does men mean?

men in a sentence

  • efter många om och men
    after much beating about the bush
  • sakta men säkert
    slowly but surely
  • sist men inte minst
    last but not least
  • jag dricker inte kaffe men jag tar gärna en kopp te
    I don't drink coffee but would love a cup of tea
  • John har bott i staden i fem år, men aldrig besökt slottet.
    John has lived in the city for five years, yet never visited the castle.
  • få men för livet
    be permanently marked

Questions

What does men mean in English?

men means “but”.

Is it en men or ett men?

It is ett men, and “the injury” is menet.

What is the plural of men?

men doesn't change in the plural: ett men, två men (definite: menen).

Similar words

skadaändock

Where the course teaches it

Nearby common words

men is number 28 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 24den it, he, she, that
  • 25till to, until
  • 26kan can
  • 27de they
  • 29göra do, make
  • 30ni you
  • 31ska will, be going to, (except not formal in tone, but a literal match for meaning) shall, is to; (in the past tense "skulle") were to; was to (Usually not sensible translations, but will provide the right intuition in some tricky cases – see below.)
  • 32ett a, an, one
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